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  • If you need to do it by dynamic code you are boulding the parameters for sp_executesql incorrectly.

    Short example:

    DECLARE @SQLString nvarchar(500);

    DECLARE @ParmDefinition nvarchar(500);

    DECLARE @CountSQLQuery varchar(30);

    SET @SQLString = N'SELECT @result = COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES';

    SET @ParmDefinition = N'@result varchar(30) OUTPUT';

    EXECUTE sp_executesql @SQLString, @ParmDefinition, @result=@CountSQLQuery OUTPUT;

    SELECT CAST(@CountSQLQuery as int);

    Good luck!

    /Markus